Railway-tie.



G. LIVINGOOD.

RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24. 1909. nmmwnn AUG. 8, 1910.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

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RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 27, 1910.

Application filed September 24, 1909, Serial No. 519,418. Renewed August8, 1910. Serial No. 576,081.

To all whom "it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALVIN LIVINGOOD, citizen of the United States,residing at Hamburg, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to railway ties and has specially in viewa metallic tie which will possess all of the advantages of the ordinarywooden tie in so far as the means for detachably supporting the rails isconcerned, and being further provided with means for preventing the tiefrom creeping in the roadbed.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention contemplates atie of skeleton formation, assuring the maximum strength with theminimum weight and material, and provided with means for carryingdetachable wooden blocks to which the rails may be secured by spikes inthe usual manner.

The invention is more fully described in the following specification andclearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is aplan view of my tie, showing one rail in position thereon. Fig. 2 is aside elevation thereof, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionthrough 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. i is a crosssection through l I of Fig. 2.Fig. 5 is an end view.

The numeral 1 designates the metallic tie. This tie is of substantiallythe I-beam shape and its top surface is narrowed,.as shown at 2, for adistance of substantially one-half its length, at the middle. At thepoints at which the rail crosses the tie, it is formed with pockets inwhich are placed removable blocks of wood 4;, held in position by meansof bolts 5. The tie is formed at these points with vertical side walls 6for a distance slightly greater than the length of the blocks. It isthese walls that form the two longitudinal sides of the pockets, as theweb of the I beam is cut away at these points.

The numeral 7 designates lugs formed on the under side of the tie, toprevent creeping.

The formation of the tie is peculiar as will be noted in thecross-section views 3, 4. and 5. It will be noted that while the generalI-beam formation is adhered to at both ends, the tie develops into aboX-like device where the rails cross it and which holds the woodenblocks, while at the middle portion the tie is again of substantiallythe I-beam formation with the exception that the top is narrowed or cutaway on both sides of the web, giving to the tie substantially the samestrength and the same bearing surface in the road bed, while there is aconsiderable saving in material and weight.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is A metallic railway tie of I-beamcrosssection. provided with an oblong pocket adjacent to each end, theweb of the tie being cut away at these points, vertical side wallsformed where the rails cross the tie, the top of the tie beingconsiderably narrower at its middle portion than at either end while thetread or base is of uniform width the entire length of the tie,anti-slipping lugs formed on the under surface of the tie immediatelybeneath the pockets, ail supporting blocks of wood removably secured insaid pockets and bolts passing through said walls and blocks forsecuring the blocks in the pockets in easily removable position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.

CALVIN LIVIN GOOD. Vitnesses En. A. KELLY, J. OR. KELLY.

